rigid heddle looms
Skip itWeak search conversion (0.4%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Review moat
Great136.45avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Good48%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Good2.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Good$173.30avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Okay78%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Bad-18.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Bad$7.86–$597.82cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Bad$53K$53K/yr · 71K searches
Conversion
Bad0.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, rigid heddle looms is a $53K/yr Amazon United States market (71K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
rigid heddle looms market data
- Units sold / yr
- 500–750
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $87K–$130K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.4%
- Avg BSR
- #189
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 61%
- Sponsored
- 55%
- Out of stock
- 6.5%
- Avg brand age
- 41 months
- Avg seller age
- 194 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
15 falling
Sellers
25
Top-5 brand share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
48%
Top 20: 89%
Open market
17%
- Ashford25%
- WILLOWDALE24%
- Schacht14%
- PURCOULEUR9%
- Beka7%
- LAVIEVERT4%
- Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 17%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -18.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×
Top rigid heddle looms search terms
- rigid heddle loom31K/yr
- heddle loom10K/yr
- ashford rigid heddle loom8K/yr
- table loom7K/yr
- table looms for weaving4K/yr
- floor loom4K/yr
- ashford loom3K/yr
- cricket loom4K/yr
Top rigid heddle looms products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Ashford Weaving Rigid Heddle Loom - 24
Ashford$340.304.7★152 rev
Schacht Cricket Loom 15
Schacht$252.054.7★218 rev
WILLOWDALE 12 Inches Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving Loom Kit with Shed Stick Wooden Multi-Craft Weaving Loom for Adults Threads Warping Frame with Pegs and Yarn Stand Frame Loom for Beginner
WILLOWDALE$146.454.4★48 rev
WILLOWDALE 16 Inches Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving Loom Kit with Shed Stick Wooden Multi-Craft Weaving Loom for Adults Threads Warping Frame with Pegs and Yarn Stand Frame Loom for Beginner
WILLOWDALE$200.874.4★48 rev
PURCOULEUR 12 Inches Rigid Heddle Loom Wooden Weaving Loom for Adults Multi-Craft Frame Loom for Beginners Threads Warping Frame with Pegs and Yarn Stand Weaving Loom Kit with Heddle Shed Stick
PURCOULEUR$114.094.0★10 rev
Newest
by launch dateWILLOWDALE 16 Inches Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving Loom Kit with Shed Stick Wooden Multi-Craft Weaving Loom for Adults Threads Warping Frame with Pegs and Yarn Stand Frame Loom for Beginner
WILLOWDALE$200.8748 rev
WILLOWDALE 16 Inches Rigid Heddle Loom with Stand Weaving Loom Kit with Shed Stick Wooden Multi-Craft Weaving Loom for Adults Threads Warping Frame with Pegs and Yarn Stand Frame Loom for Beginner
WILLOWDALE$248.0548 rev
PURCOULEUR 16 Inches Rigid Heddle Loom Wooden Weaving Loom for Adults Multi-Craft Frame Loom for Beginners Threads Warping Frame with Pegs and Yarn Stand Weaving Loom Kit with Heddle Shed Stick
PURCOULEUR$192.3810 rev
Threlaco 12 Inch Weaving Rigid Heddle Loom Kit Multi Craft Wooden Weaving Loom with Heddle Shed Stick Threads Warping Frame with Pegs and Yarn Stand for Adults Beginners Handcraft DIY Art Crafts
Threlaco$119.637 rev
Olikraft Wooden Weaving Loom with Adjustable Stand - Weaving Looms for Adults. Loom Kit. Small Heddle. Telar. (Small)
Olikraft$33.97133 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumWILLOWDALE 16 Inches Rigid Heddle Loom with Stand Weaving Loom Kit with Shed Stick Wooden Multi-Craft Weaving Loom for Adults Threads Warping Frame with Pegs and Yarn Stand Frame Loom for Beginner
WILLOWDALE$248.054.4★
Weaving Kit 2 Pcs Weaving Shuttle Weaving Tools for Loom Weaving Shuttle Tools Arts Crafts for Bracelet Bag Belt Camera Strap Weaving Heddle for Beginner
Yosoo$7.864.4★
WILLOWDALE 16 Inches Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving Loom Kit with Shed Stick Wooden Multi-Craft Weaving Loom for Adults Threads Warping Frame with Pegs and Yarn Stand Frame Loom for Beginner
WILLOWDALE$200.874.4★
Olikraft Wooden Weaving Loom with Adjustable Stand - Weaving Looms for Adults. Loom Kit. Small Heddle. Telar. (Small)
Olikraft$33.974.6★
PURCOULEUR 16 Inches Rigid Heddle Loom Wooden Weaving Loom for Adults Multi-Craft Frame Loom for Beginners Threads Warping Frame with Pegs and Yarn Stand Weaving Loom Kit with Heddle Shed Stick
PURCOULEUR$192.384.0★
What buyers say about rigid heddle looms
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good Loom”
“easy to put together”
“Excellent value”
“easy to use”
“try it do yourself or give as a really cool gift”
“Its lots of fun”
“Good size”
“very solid and easy to use”
“Nice wood, good size, easy to assemble”
“It works great”
What buyers complain about
“Did Not Work Well”
“you probably won't want to use the manual alone to make this project”
“which is too slow to be practical”
“Ok, for the price I was expecting a better quality wood”
“Arrived used”
“Borderline in quality”
“just me for not measuring properly”
“Description isn't clear”
“I didn't love that I had to create an account just to see the YouTube video on how to put it together”
“as it seems like it's not going to hold up”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is rigid heddle looms profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $53K/yr across 31 tracked products. 3 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -18.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
- How competitive is the rigid heddle looms niche?
- 15 brands and 25 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in rigid heddle looms?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting, Ease Of Use. The return rate is 2.7%.
- When does demand for rigid heddle looms peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the rigid heddle looms niche?
- Listings span $7.86–$597.82; the average listing price is $173.30 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 136 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.